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Pakistan’s Musharraf announces resignation
Kamran Haider
Reuters
Monday, Aug 18, 2008
Nuclear-armed Pakistan’s beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation on Monday in the face of an impending impeachment motion by the ruling coalition government.
The former army chief and firm U.S. ally has seen his popularity slide over the past 18 months and has been isolated since his allies lost a February election.
“After consultations with legal advisers and close political supporters and on their advice, I’m taking the decision of resigning,” Musharraf said a televised address.
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“My resignation will go to the speaker of the National Assembly today.”
The coalition government, led by the party of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, said on August 8 it planned to impeach Musharraf.
The powerful army, which has ruled for more than half the country’s 61-year history, has publicly kept out of the controversy over its old boss.
No unrest was expected as a result of the increasingly unpopular leader’s resignation.
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August 18th, 2008 at 4:19 am
Sounds like CIA or any other US-backed agency has got their hands on this, perhaps to do the same as they did with Georgia. To place a president on Pakistan that will be fit for US needs just like Mikhail the clown back in Georgia.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:06 am
LaRouche said already on Friday, I think it was, that this was gonna happen. It’s part of the British plan to create more chaos in the are, according to him.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:13 am
“more chaos in the area” is what I meant to write…
August 18th, 2008 at 8:39 am
YOU SEE BUSH AND BROWN THATS HOW IT’S DONE.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Time for a new puppet. Here is your chance USA.Impeach bush by signing this petition http:Kucinich.us/petition